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Jason Torpy
Jason Torpy is president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF), an advocacy group focused on non-religious service members and veterans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a Humanist Celebrant who works to increase the visibility of "atheists in foxholes".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.militaryatheists.org/jasontorpy.html )〕
==Background==
Torpy enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1994 and left the service in 2005 at the rank of Captain. He earned his commission through the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he served with the Army's 1st Armored Division in Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://secular.org/blogs/jason-torpy/atheists-seek-chaplain-role-military )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theguardian.com/profile/jason-torpy )〕
Critics consider Torpy and his advocacy group to be outsiders, frequently describing Torpy as a "perpetually offended" atheist, and framing his advocacy for under-represented non-religious groups as an attack on the free exercise of religion. Torpy cites his experiences in the Army and at West Point, when superiors "responded with indifference or hostility" to individuals or groups who did not profess religious beliefs.
Torpy argues that while the numbers of Christian evangelical service members and of non-religious members are about the same (roughly 20% of the military population) there is a clear preference for funding and providing services for the former while attempts to provide the same services for the latter are refused.
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